A Bangladeshi court has ordered the seizure of assets belonging to cricketer and former Member of Parliament from the Awami League, Shakib Al Hasan, in connection with a check bounce case.
According to international media reports, Dhaka’s additional chief metropolitan magistrate, Ziauddin Rahman, issued the order on Monday. The case pertains to checks issued for the repayment of a bank loan taken by Shakib’s company, which were dishonored due to insufficient funds.
In 2016, Shakib established a shrimp farm in Satkhira, Bangladesh, which became inactive in 2021. The loan was reportedly taken for this business, and after the checks bounced, the bank initiated legal proceedings.
Reports indicate that in October 2024, the bank issued a legal notice regarding the bounced checks, followed by the filing of a case on December 24 against Shakib and three other officials from his company. In January, the court also issued an arrest warrant against the cricketer.
